Posts Tagged ‘American Athletic Conference’

USF Remains Unbeaten, Now Ranked 20th and Bowl Eligible

TAMPA, OCT. 14, 2018 – One of just eight remaining unbeaten teams in FBS football, USF (6-0; 2-0 American) has reached bowl eligibility on the earliest date in program history and climbed into the top 20 of the national rankings for the 31st time in program history, checking in at No. 20 in the latest Amway […]

USF Focused on Birmingham Bowl as Taggart Heads to the Northwest

TAMPA, FLA.  – The University of South Florida will immediately begin a national search for a new head football coach following the resignation of Willie Taggart after a record-breaking season. The 10-2 Bulls posted program records with 10 regular season wins and seven conference victories. USF finished the regular season in the Top 25 rankings […]

Willie Taggart on Bryant Coach of Year Watch List

TAMPA, FLA —The USF Football Head Coach Willie Taggart has been named to the watch list for the 31st Annual American Heart Association Paul “Bear” Bryant Award, presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate football head coach. Taggart has USF off to a program-best 6-1 start with the nation’s No. 8-ranked scoring offense. The USF […]

NCAA Selection Committee Strikes Out

I love March Madness. It’s like Christmas…only it’s in the spring and we don’t get to open presents. Unless, the present is sitting around all day hoping that an 11 seed will upset a 6 seed or praying and begging for a 16 seed to eventually beat a number one seed. This March Madness will […]

USF Bully Pulpit

  USF Bulls coach Willie Taggart has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Left for dead before the beginning of the season (the Bulls were picked to finish last in the American Athletic Conference East Division), all but fired a quarter of the way thru the season, Willie Taggart might as well […]

It’s a Bear-Crush, All Bulls 65-27

  Tampa, Fla.– Cincinnati came to Tampa looking to jump back into the American Athletic Conference Eastern Division Race. They left with their Eastern Division title hopes dashed and their bowl chances slipping away, as the Bulls kept their Eastern Division aspirations alive by routing the Bearcats 65-27. The Bulls set the tone on the very […]

Bulls Look to Anchor Navy

During their three game win streak, the South Florida Bulls have been challenged by a number of different offenses and defenses. They Bulls have had to overcome the multiple offensive formations of Syracuse, a pesky defense and the pass happy offense of the SMU Mustangs. Now, the Bulls face another challenge. A challenge that will […]

Bulls Look to Lasso Mustangs

It was Lou Brown, Manager of the woeful Cleveland Indians in the movie Major League II that said: “Ok, we won a game yesterday. If we win today, it’s called “two in a row.” And if we win again tomorrow, it’s called a winning streak”…It has happened before!” Don’t look now, but South Florida has […]

Bulls Muzzle the Huskies

  Nobody said it would be pretty.  In fact, for a majority of the game, the offense was just awful.  But this is a different Bulls team from the one that started the year 1-3.  And in the end, it was a trick play and a career day from a wide receiver that helped lead […]

Lights, Camera, Action! In Orlando for Bulls

USF At UCF Rivalry Game Moved To Primetime Thanksgiving Slot On ESPN   Tampa, Fla. — The 2015 edition of the USF-UCF rivalry game, played this year in Orlando, has been moved to a primetime slot on Thanksgiving night kicking off ESPN’s Rivalry Week, the American Athletic Conference announced on Thursday.   The game, originally slated […]